Table 4 Unusual foliar elemental accumulation (Ni, Co, Cu, Mn or Zn—maximum recorded values in μg g−1) in plants from South and Southeast Asia
Family | Species | Life-form | Locality | Ni | Cu | Co | Mn | Zn | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Acanthaceae | Daedalacanthus suffruticosus | Shrub | India | 1235–1862 | – | – | – | – | Datta et al. (2015) |
Acanthaceae | Ptyssiglottis cf. fusca | Herb | Sabah, Malaysia | 1160 | – | – | – |  | Van der Ent et al. (2015f) |
Amaranthaceae | Aerva scandens | Herb | Sulawesi, Indonesia | – | 395 | – | – | – | Brooks et al. (1978) |
Amaranthaceae | Cyathula prostrata | Herb | Sulawesi, Indonesia | – | 553 | – | – | – | Brooks et al. (1978) |
Apocynaceae | Calotropis gigantea | Climber | Sri Lanka | – | 583 | – | – | – | Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002) |
Apocynaceae | Carissa spinarum | Climber | Sri Lanka | – | 702 | – | – | – | Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002) |
Asteraceae | Vernonia actaea | Herb | Sulawesi, Indonesia | – | 300 | – | – | – | Brooks et al. (1978) |
Asteraceae | Vernonia cinerea | Herb | Sri Lanka | 1026 | – | – | – | – | Samithri (2015) |
Chrysobalanaceae | Licania splendens | Shrub | Zambales, Philippines | 2728 | – | – | – | – | Fernando et al. (2013) |
Convolvulaceae | Evolvulus alsinoides | Herb | Sri Lanka | 1478 | – |  | – | – | Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002) |
Dichapetalaceae | Dichapetalum gelonioides subsp. pilosum | Climber/shrub | Sabah, Malaysia | – | – | – | – | 7000 | Baker et al. (1992) |
Dichapetalaceae | Dichapetalum gelonioides subsp. sumatranum | Shrub | SE Asia | – | – | – | – | 30,000 | Baker et al. (1992) |
Dichapetalaceae | Dichapetalum geloniodes subsp. tuberculatum | Shrub | Malaysia and Philippines | 26,600 | – | – | – | – | Baker et al. (1992) |
Dichapetalaceae | Dichapetalum gelonioides subsp. andamanicum | Shrub | Andaman Islands, India | 3160; 9740–36,100 | – | – | – | – | |
Dipterocarpaceae | Shorea tenuiramulosa | Tree | Sabah, Malaysia | 1790 | – | – | – | – | Proctor et al. (1988a, b), Van der Ent et al. (2015a, b, c, d, e, f, g) |
Euphorbiaceae | Croton bonplandianus | Tree | Sri Lanka | – | 2163 | – | – | – | Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002) |
Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia thymifolia | Shrub | Sri Lanka | 1074 | – | – | – | – | Samithri (2015) |
Fabaceae | Cassia auriculata | Shrub | Sri Lanka | – | 885 | – | – | – | Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002) |
Fabaceae | Dalbergia beccarii | Shrub | Sabah, Malaysia | 2623 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent and Reeves (2015) |
Fabaceae | Tephrosia villosa | Herb | Sri Lanka | – | 1858 | – | – | – | Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002) |
Lamiaceae | Clerodendrum infortunatum | Herb | Sri Lanka | – | 2278 | – | – | – | Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002) |
Lamiaceae | Coleus scutellarioides | Herb | Sri Lanka | – | 500 | – | – | – | Brooks et al. (1978) |
Lamiaceae | Ocimum tenuiflorum | Herb | Sri Lanka | – | 2266 | – | – | – | Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002) |
Loganiaceae | Strychnos andamanensis | Climber | India | 2606–6893 | – | – | – | – | Datta et al. (2015) |
Loganiaceae | Strychnos minor | Climber | India | 3220–10,214 | – | – | – | – | Datta et al. (2015) |
Loganiaceae | Strychnos wallichiana | Climber | India | 2924–15,630 | – | – | – | – | Datta et al. (2015) |
Malvaceae | Abutilon indicum | Shrub | Sri Lanka | – | 915 | – | – | – | Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002) |
Malvaceae | Waltheria indica | Shrub | Sri Lanka | – | 1504 | – | – | – | Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002) |
Meliaceae | Walsura monophylla | Tree | Malaysia and Philippines | 7090 | – | – | – | – | Baker et al. (1992) |
Meliaceae | Walsura pinnata | Tree | SE Asia | 4580 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2015f) |
Monimiaceae | Kibara coriacea | Tree | SE Asia | 5840 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2015f) |
Moraceae | Ficus brevicuspis | Tree | India | 28,322–30,564 | – | – | – | – | Datta et al. (2015) |
Myristicaceae | Knema matanensis | Tree | Indonesia | 5000 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2013a) |
Myristicaceae | Myristica laurifolia var. bifurcata | Tree | Indonesia | 1100 | – |  | – | – | Wither and Brooks (1977) |
Myrtaceae | Decaspermum blancoi | Shrub | Zambales, Philippines | 1996 | – |  | – | – | Fernando et al. (2013) |
Ochnaceae | Brackenridgea palustris subsp. foxworthyi | Shrub | Philippines | 7600 | – | – | – | – | Baker et al. (1992) |
Ochnaceae | Brackenridgea palustris subsp. kjellbergii | Tree | Sulawesi, Indonesia | 1440 | – | – | – | – | Reeves (2003) |
Ochnaceae | Ochna integerrima | Tree | India | 2465–5210 | – | – | – | – | Datta et al. (2015) |
Olacaceae | Olax imbricata | Tree | Sri Lanka | 1082 | – | – | – | – | Samithri (2015) |
Oxalidaceae | Sarcotheca celebica | Tree | Indonesia | 1000 | – | – | – | – | |
Papilionaceae | Cassia sophera | Shrub | Sulawesi, Indonesia | – | 333 | – | – | – | Brooks et al. (1978) |
Phyllanthaceae | Actephila alanbakeri | Shrub | Sabah, Malaysia | 11,520 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2016c) |
Phyllanthaceae | Aporosa chalarocarpa | Tree | SE Asia | 1560 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2015f) |
Phyllanthaceae | Baccaurea lanceolata | Tree | SE Asia | 1450 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2015f) |
Phyllanthaceae | Breynia cernua | Shrub | Zambales, Philippines | 3573 | – | – | – | – | Gotera et al. (2014) |
Phyllanthaceae | Cleistanthus sp. 1 | Tree | Sabah, Malaysia | 2110 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2015f) |
Phyllanthaceae | Glochidion aff. acustylum | Tree | Sulawesi, Indonesia | 6060 | – | – | – | – | Reeves (2003) |
Phyllanthaceae | Glochidion brunneum | Tree | SE Asia | 6200 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2015f) |
Phyllanthaceae | Glochidion cf. lanceisepalum | Tree | Sabah, Malaysia | 3270 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2015f) |
Phyllanthaceae | Glochidion cf. mindorense | Tree | SE Asia | 2280 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2015f) |
Phyllanthaceae | Glochidion cf. rubrum | Tree | SE Asia | 7000 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2015f) |
Phyllanthaceae | Glochidion cf. sericeum | Tree | Sabah, Malaysia | 2190 | – | 1310 | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2015f); Van der Ent (unpublished) |
Phyllanthaceae | Glochidion sp. ‘bambangan’ | Tree | Sabah, Malaysia | 16,700 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2015f) |
Phyllanthaceae | Glochidion sp. ‘nalumad’ | Tree | Sabah, Malaysia | 9000 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2015f) |
Phyllanthaceae | Phyllanthus balgooyi | Tree | Malaysia and Philippines | 8610 | – | – | – | – | |
Phyllanthaceae | Phyllanthus erythrotrichus | Shrub | Zambales, Philippines | 17,520 | – | – | – | – | Quimado et al. (2015) |
Phyllanthaceae | Phyllanthus securinegioides | Shrub | Sabah, Malaysia | 23,300 | – | – | – | – | |
Phyllanthaceae | Phyllanthus sp. undet. | Shrub | Sri Lanka | – | 821 | – | – | – | Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002) |
Piperaceae | Peperomia pellucida | Shrub | Sulawesi, Indonesia | – | 300 | – | – | – | Brooks et al. (1978) |
Rubiaceae | Psychotria cf. gracilis | – | Sabah, Malaysia | 10,590 | – | – | – | – | Reeves (2003) |
Rubiaceae | Psychotria sarmentosa | Climber | Sabah, Malaysia | 24,200 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2015f) |
Rubiaceae | Psychotria sp. undet. | – | Sulawesi, Indonesia | 1820 | – | – | – | – | Reeves (2003) |
Rubiaceae | Urophyllum cf. macrophyllum | Herb | Sabah, Malaysia | – | – | – | 10,464 | – | Van der Ent and Reeves (2015) |
Salicaceae | Flacourtia indica | Tree | Sri Lanka | 1165 | – | – | – | – | Samithri (2015) |
Salicaceae | Flacourtia kinabaluensis | Tree | Sabah, Malaysia | 7280 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2015f) |
Salicaceae | Xylosma luzonensis | Tree | SE Asia | 5360 | – | – | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2015f) |
Sapindaceae | Mischocarpus sundaicus | Tree | SE Asia | 4425 | – |  | – | – | Van der Ent et al. (2015f) |
Sapotaceae | Planchonella obovata | Tree | Zambales, Philippines | 1005 | – | – | – | – | Fernando et al. (2013) |
Sapotaceae | Planchonella oxyedra | Tree | Obi Island, Indonesia | 19,600 | – | – | – | – | Wither and Brooks (1977) |
Tiliaceae | Trichospermum kjellbergii | Tree | Indonesia | 3770 | – | – | – | – | Wither and Brooks (1977) |
Urticaceae | Laportea ruderalis | Herb | Sulawesi, Indonesia | – | 600 | – | – | – | Brooks et al. (1978) |
Verbenaceae | Callicarpa sp. undet. | Shrub | Zambales, Philippines | 1052 | – | – | – | – | Fernando et al. (2013) |
Violaceae | Hybanthus enneaspermus | Shrub | Sri Lanka | 1862 | – | – | – | – | Rajakaruna and Bohm (2002) |
Violaceae | Rinorea bengalensis | Tree | S & SE Asia and Australia | 2723–18,840 | – | – | – | – | |
Violaceae | Rinorea javanica | Tree | SE Asia | 9680 | – | – | – | – | Brooks and Wither (1977) |
Violaceae | Rinorea niccolifera | Shrub | Luzon Island, Philippines | 18,388 | – | – | – | – | Fernando et al. (2014) |
Violaceae | Rinorea sp. nov. | Shrub | Talaud Island, Indonesia | 1830 | – | – | – | – | Proctor et al. (1994) |